New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-22
THE GOVERNORS RIGHT BOWER.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SENATOR PIERCE.

uo,v COLONEL MuRPbY KEEPS HIS VILLAGERS Is
GOOD HuMnR-THE LOBBYISTS RETREA
frpou THE REGULAR CoRHEsroSDENT OF THE TEIDuNtl
ALBANY April oi.-Colonel Michael C. Murphy. OF the
WITH Senatorial District, said recently when asAod q"e'
don about Democratic politics. that he hal not spoken
Governor Hi than once or twice TINS winter
don't know anything ABOUT Hilrs plans. he SAID ITO
oc toward the Democrats OF the II they were
lot Of boys who were good for nothing except when the
Governor wants help at ogro ng here In inc sen
ate" Tue Colonel hal good deal oil ENJOY mont LOT
himself ont OF tho effort Hill 70 get on with
out him
Senator Pierce OF the lid District was selected by inc
Governor ut the beginning OF tho session TO lead the gal
LAM faithful but inefficient twelve In the
senate Pierce done the best he could lie rs good
natured and too funny" TO be successful leader HIS
.gors Ia seem filed with Indignation at the treatment
which the Republicans sometimes have Tor the Governor
rarely fail TO set the of in laugh when ierccs
executive Jokes grow TO the laughing point the qafre
for the day ia over appreciates them quicker nor
more keeny than Pierce himself Al the Laughing point
he breaks all up aud the Republicans mercifuly abstain
from taking extreme advantage OF the stuat on Gov
crnor nm will never know how much better on nc
ould be ~ he had pitched upon Of the younger OF
moro solemn Democratic Senators for leader.
Colonel Murphy said the other day that he had an In
terestng constituency to Some men would meet
with all kinds Of difficulty In managing theo. but he was
knowledge Of humsn TO adapt himself 70 the ei
tremes has TO deal with The people Oh staten rs
ind those OF the lower wards VINO IVSethoi
constitute his constituency have no local Interest III con-
mon lie said they In any sense HOMOGENEOUS
"The Staten Island people, he SAID are pheasant os
IN gel along with ia olitcs legislation notwithstan
in the fact that almost always III "IhhgIo
among themselves. always act IN my own Juuscn
toncninQ tho legislation for tho New York secuon "
nv district but when IL comes 10 dealing WIN oti'cn
Island matters follow the best Judgment that can Do
made up after hearing all slles OF eo nrsss
yersy have made 1t rule not 10 prs
any measures for the people OF The Island unul no
authorities and the people In Interest agree
rally on what they want The other day Dil was sent
10 me from some citizens OF one OF tue villages on INC
ISLAND with a request that should put IL thronen ~
speedily rs possible replied 70 inc scnuers .nS' , III
nst not cxpect me precipitately or Indeed AZ an
iii tncy had consulted tho local authorities anu got mem
either TO agree he proposed legislation OF u ~ ILL.,
be shown that the opposition OF the ioca
was actually detrimental 10 tne ooA' ,r p"J nv
county constituents relates 10 village charters hien
way improvements police regulations anu sucn a ~,
er that 10 AN uptown Senator might seem 100 trng w
bother with. The fact l., however, mat pupd1 nrent
ences of the local public. sidewalk matter nolu W
as important TO q Staten Island vlagcr a, rapn uns.
ia IN n new. Yorker No one will ever get along sinooul
with the varied constituency OF my district uno o
la 10 appreciate the needs OF village ana open coun
try constituency "a we'll RS those or ton stories
mnny like that OF the New York section OF inc ''n
District which represent"
To-day n new side 10 the Senate ChalnDer, inc
LOBBYISTS Retreat" 1t is already named was openc1i
IL is out OF vacant space on tue sui
of the CHANGER which hitherto has been useless efeep
IA n ground for the lobby. by oruor vi wy
Senate i has been closed In with mahogany framew"h
and plate glass and furnished with elegant easy ch
opened this morning lobby promptly took possession